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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Dame Edna Everage
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley is depicted in right-facing profile, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs across the upper field, with AUSTRALIA continuing to the right. The denomination 50 CENTS appears in the lower field beneath the portrait, flanked by two small dots. The engraver's initials IRB are incised at the truncation of the bust. A fine beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a vivid full-colour pad-printed portrait of Dame Edna Everage, the flamboyant fictional character created by Australian comedian Barry Humphries, depicted with her signature voluminous purple hair, ornate rhinestone-studded cat-eye spectacles, and a warm smile. The portrait is set within a smooth circular inner zone, surrounded by a decorative border of incuse geometric diamond-pattern motifs on the aluminium bronze ground. The legend DAME EDNA EVERAGE arcs across the upper border, while 50TH ANNIVERSARY and the dates 1956 and 2006 are inscribed along the lower border, commemorating the character's fifty-year anniversary. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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